Annual celebrations
The two 5th classes have had a very busy, but exciting Science Week 2022! They participated in a fun forensics workshop with Garda Brendan,talked with scientists online in real time and, after learning all about the human respiratory system, they made models showing the workings of the human lungs.
Ms. Dennedy`s Senior Infants and Ms. Smith`s 5th class have fun as they buddy up for a Maths Trail around the school during Maths Week 2022.
Ms. O'Connor's 1st Class celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge. They had a great time learning the Siege of Ennis dance!
Ms. Kelly`s 6th class attended a fantastic Rediscovery Academy Engineering workshop in Ballyroan Library for Engineering Week 2022! During Engineering Week 2022, 5th classes enjoy an amazing show with Scientific Sue and chat with engineers in real time in "I`m an engineer, get me out of here"! Ms. Godson's Senior Infants did their best to [...]
Sunday November 28th marks the beginning of Advent. Advent is a time of preparation for Christmas. The Advent wreath has five candles. On the first two Sundays of Advent the priest lights a purple candle. On the third Sunday, he lights a pink candle, and on the fourth Sunday he lights another purple one. Finally [...]
We have investigated finger-prints, magnets, floating and sinking, rainbow spinners and played with a non-Newtonian fluid- obleck! We had lots of fun, predicting what would happen and then conducting our investigations. We also read about lots of female scientists such as Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace and Jane Goodall.
Thanks to Lorcan Kelleher, we (the 5th and 6th classes) were given the opportunity to talk with Italian Space Engineers Giulia and Cristina. These two inspirational young women gave fantastic presentations on how stars are formed and how we use Space to keep an eye on Earth. They talked about how they came to have [...]